MFC-009 : APPROACHES TO FOLKLORE (2022-23) ENGLISH

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MFC-009 : APPROACHES TO FOLKLORE
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
Course Code : MFC-009
Course Title : Approaches to Folklore
Assignment Code : MFC-009/TMA-01/2022-23
Coverage : All Blocks
Maximum Marks 100
Answer any 5 questions. All questions carry equal marks. (20 X 5 = 100)
1. Elucidate the fundamental hypothesis of solar mythologists and the myth-ritual
approach to the study of folktale. How are mythological, anthropological, and
historical-geographical approaches to folklore similar? (20)
2. Discuss the arguments made by Jakobson to contest Saussure axioms. (20)
3. Discuss the folk theories introduced by the following scholars: (20)
a) Lévi-Strauss
b) Rolland Barthes
c) Jonathan Culler
d) Sigmund Freud
4. Explain how cultural background is central in the study of folk forms. (20)
5. Discuss the significance of symbols in psychoanalytical study of folk forms
with example. (20)
6. How can folkloristics serve as a useful tool in bringing visibility to
marginalized discourses. (20)
7. How are legends different from myth and folktales? Explain with case studies.
(20)

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